Parsons' hot shooting leads Rockets over Mavs

Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The Houston Rockets caught fire in the third
quarter and never looked back.

Chandler Parsons netted 11 of his 32 points in the third and the Rockets
routed the Dallas Mavericks, 136-103, on Sunday.

Houston outscored Dallas 44-17 in the third. The Rockets shot 70 percent (14-
of-20) from the floor and nailed six of their 10 3-point attempts. Parsons and
Harden, who had 14 of his 21 points in the third, hit three triples apiece in
the frame.

Parsons made his first 11 shots from the field. He was 12-of-13 overall and
finished 6-of-7 from beyond the arc for Houston, which has won four of its
last six games.

O.J. Mayo tallied 18 points to lead the Mavericks, who have dropped four of
their last five contests on the heels of a three-game winning streak.

The Mavs led 33-31 after a quarter of play, but the Rockets outscored Dallas
33-28 in the second to take a 64-61 edge into the break.

The Rockets then came out of the locker room and pulled away quickly,
beginning the third on a 22-4 run to seize control.

Parsons had eight points and drained two of his treys during the burst, which
was capped on a Jeremy Lin bank shot for an 86-65 Houston spread midway
through the third.

The Rockets took a 108-78 cushion into the fourth and the margin reached its
apex at 37 in the final frame.

Game Notes

The Rockets' 44 points in the third matched the third-highest quarter total in
the NBA this season. The Clippers netted 46 against Houston on Feb. 13, and
the New York Knicks put up 45 in the fourth against the Chicago Bulls on Dec.
21.